Taylor made it to Michigan, and having ridden to LAX in 56 minutes, he’s never going back…to driving (1:13).

Taylor talked to Tal Babcock, employee of a cafe in a former railroad depot where his grandfather was the Station Master, on the Michigan North Central bike route (2:41).

A NY judge rules NYC Mayor Adams can remove protections on the Bedford Ave bike lane, undoing years of advocacy, because it’s not a “major” modification. StreetsblogNYC writer Sophia Lebowitz reports that some see the judge’s ruling as meaning that all NYC bike lanes could as easily be made fully protected by a new Mayor (6:32). 

Vista, California’s Mayor John Franklin says a fully installed protected bike lane is evidence of an “anti-vehicle agenda.” San Diego Bicycle Coalition Advocacy & Community Manager Ian Hembree sheds light (13:44). 

A League of American Bicyclists Update by Deputy Executive Director Caron Whitaker: Marianne Martin is there when Greg Lemond wins the Congressional Gold Medal, the USDOT unwittingly opens a path for advocates to implement safe bike and walk infrastructure nationwide through a rule used to remove the Black Lives Matter plaza from DC, and the Big Bad Bill pulls red and blue states both out of major bike/walk infrastructure projects (24:06).  

Bike life organizer Desmadre (“Chaos”) brings 5 bike crews to “buy out” street vendors in an action for solidarity against ICE in Los Angeles (34:09). 

Vq Ivan Vasquez’ “F**k ICE” (42:24)

The owner of Orange Bike Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, Tom Ruff, AKA The Guy on The Orange Bike, tells why it’s called that, why their beer is gluten-free, and how many bike-oriented neighbors they have (45:35).